I set this up only to test ZFS with deduplication as an alternative to using a standard hardware RAID configuration for storing SQL backups.

Hardware used:

Dell R720xd

Dell Perc H800 RAID controller

Dell PowerVault MD1220

Configure RAID on the Dell R720xd / Perc H800 controller. All 24 disks (2.5″ 900GB SAS in my case) as an independent RAID-0 logical volume since the H800 (as far as I can tell) doesn’t support an easy JBOD option.

In Windows Server 2012 Computer Management, I set each of the 24 volumes to GPT partition table when asked, and then set all 24 volumes “offline”. Doing so allows Hyper-V to access each disk directly, so that Windows cannot.

Install the Hyper-V role and rebooted.

I went into the VMs settings. First I added a SCSI controller, since IDE Controllers are limited to 2 devices, while SCSI can support up to 64 devices. Then I added the 24 volumes as “physical hard disks”, matching the SCSI location number 0 – 23 to the 24 volume target number 0 – 23.

Also, make sure to install a virtual switch and configure your network interface for the Ubuntu VM.

My ex boyfriend really enjoyed watching documentaries (and he even got me to pronounce the word correctly!) so I’m going to start a new “documentary” section for my blog, so maybe I’ll spend more time watching them and sharing them here. A good place I’ve found to look for some good ones: https://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/

I have not blogged about personal stuff in a long time. Sometimes the only thing that will listen in the way that I want to be heard is with a pen and a piece of paper.

It is clear to me that I am an introvert. When it comes to personal matters, I like being by myself and working out my own problems. With that comes cut-throat prioritization and intense moral struggle.

The exception to my independence is when I fall in love with another person. The act of falling in love happens rarely, because it takes a long time for me to identify someone with a mix of characteristics and mannerisms that I thoroughly and thoughtfully enjoy.

When I do fall in love, I fall quickly, and I fall hard.

When I find this person, I think that I know what to do. I actively demonstrate care, humility, and respect. I become super attentive and reactive. I do all of these things because it is what I want:

It is how I want to be mutually treated by this person.

Because it is an outlet for positive emotion, one that I understand, which makes me happy.

And because I need to create feedback loops to–in my opinion, help–verify the integrity of our feelings.

Sometimes one or more of these things scares people. It makes them question their own emotional depth, which creates uncomfortable rifts. I then get frustrated because these people do not seem to be patient with themselves or with me–or is it truly irreversible?

A publicly-accessible warrant must be provided to monitor or capture any private voice communication or digital data, at rest or in motion.

Only the entities that privately sign digital certificates for the purpose of encrypting voice communication or digital data, at rest or in motion, can decrypt said voice communication or digital data.

Only the original creator of a private certificate may own and use, in such a way, that allows said entity to view or record decrypted voice communication or digital data.

It is illegal for any entity to attempt to break or subvert any voice or data encryption mechanism.

I foresee some business impacts to these, so some of them probably need to change. Discuss!

The ongoing issue, that Jacob Appelbaum repeatedly vocalizes, is that Tor users, Jacob included, is not able to protect his identity and contribute to the knowledge base that exists on Wikipedia.

Political activists and dissidents create a critical feedback loop into the controversial dialogue that is only made possible through the Internet and social media. Not only are these people self-empowering, they are the ones most likely to seek out the truth.

From Lane:

If you would be willing to write a brief set of proposals about what Wikipedia should do with Tor, then [Lane] would format those with you in the IdeaLab. This is a space where ideas are stored on Wikipedia so that they would always be found if anyone ever wanted them. I think it would be a good idea just to establish the conversation.

[If] it is of interest to you, I would help you start a proposal, format it properly, publicize it, and if you know anyone in the Tor community that might want to make a grant proposal for funding to establish and document the relationship between Tor and Wikipedia, then I might be able to advise on how to do that also.

This conversation is happening now live and it does have Jimbo Wales’ attention. It would be awesome to get input from established Tor supporters.

If you would like to create a proposal and have the support of a Wikipedia veteran, please contact Lane directly, and ask for other peoples input! I’m also extremely interested in supporting, I just don’t know what an ideal proposal would look like, and I don’t want to speak on behalf of Tor Project.

Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it.

Society needs an educational resource, covering the complex topics involved with information encryption, that is modular, openly accessible, and freely remixable. This is my proposal to create such a resource.

Utilizing Creative Commons licensing, an OER can be created on oercommons.org, where it will be maintained by a single authority, yet anyone in the world will be able to adapt and create their own work from ours. Oercommons.org provides a long-term support platform for maintaining these resources.

I started publicly asking for help in June of 2013–and I received a very warm welcome. You don’t have to look far to see why.

It is clear that a diversity of educational resources are needed. While my original proposal was going to be supported by the United States Open Knowledge Foundation, OKFNUS has since back peddled due to lack of support from central-OKF. I am hoping that the many people behind Crypto.is are interested in spearheading the development of this OER. If they are not, and no other organization is, I will shortly be registering my own domain name to create a project launch page.